Trayectorias emprendedoras en personas con discapacidad: Características y condicionantes a través de estudios de caso

Entrepreneurship for People With Disabilities: From Skills to Social Value

“…In line with the available research studies (Nevala et al, 2015;Olaz and Ortiz, 2016a,b, 2017, Barba-Sánchez and Atienza-Sahuquillo, 2017Obschonka et al, 2017;Olaz and Ortiz, 2018;Olaz, 2019a,b, 2020;Alvarado et al, 2020;Barba-Sánchez et al, 2021), the analysis of the results carried out in this research study has evidenced the relationship between assessment of their competencies and the fact of starting up an enterprise of PWDs.…”

“…Empirical studies show that competencies and successful entrepreneurial experiences are implemented by PWDs in entrepreneurship (Obschonka et al, 2017). In addition, empirical research study finds evidence of the application of the competencies learned in professional and life history during the undertaking of an entrepreneurial project (Sánchez-García and Suárez, 2017) and using career self-management competencies, especially, the eagerness to learn and selfeducation (Alvarado et al, 2020). In that research study, it is concluded that the competencies that explain entrepreneurial success in PWDs include specific professional competencies, experience in the sector, ability to learn new things in business practice, ability to recognize opportunities, and socio-emotional competencies, such as being patient and knowing how to listen to people, being able to deal with uncertainties in the case of an innovative business idea, developing emotional and communication skills, and knowing how to seek and accept support.…”

“…In this vein, achieving a certain degree of independence is, along with entrepreneurship and the recognition of entrepreneurial opportunities, one of the main motives of undertaking an entrepreneurial activity (Lindsay et al, 2015;Moulton and Scott, 2016). Moreover, launching an own enterprise is a way of dealing with inequalities in the labor market, which is the reason why this activity has such a high social value (Alvarado et al, 2020).…”

“…In short, the review of the literature on the subject has allowed establishing the analysis model and the working hypotheses. According to the empirical research studies, a relationship can be determined between competence self-attribution and entrepreneurship in the collective of PWDs (Nevala et al, 2015;Olaz and Ortiz, 2016a,b, 2017Barba-Sánchez and Atienza-Sahuquillo, 2017;Obschonka et al, 2017;Olaz, 2019a,b, 2020;Alvarado et al, 2020). In this new research study, the competency attribution profile among entrepreneurial PWDs has been traced using the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI) 1 .…”